Remanded (sent back)
The Board remands the claims for service connection for a right hand disability, cervical spine disability, and an acquired psychiatric disorder due to insufficient evidence.
The deciding factor: Insufficient evidence was provided to determine the etiology of the Veteran's conditions, necessitating further development including additional medical opinions and records.
- Claimed conditions
- Tenosynovitis and osteoarthritis of the right thumb, Cervical spondylosis and cervicalgia (cervical spine disability), Acquired psychiatric disorder, to include adjustment disorder and depressive disorder
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- None in this decision
- Decision date
- October 10, 2025
- Citation
- A25087953
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